Baby showers are a wonderful time for the mother-to-be and guests as well. When choosing a baby shower theme, the hostess may ponder for awhile with regard to what theme would best suit a party of this type. This is especially true in the case where the expectant mother is waiting until the birth to find out if the baby will be a boy or a girl. One particular theme that is suitable for a baby shower of this type is one centered around Old MacDonald.

Decorating Old MacDonald Style

The first step in decorating “Old MacDonald style” is to send out invitations that have barnyard animals on the front of them. This gives the guests a sense as to what the theme of the shower is going to be and they can tailor their gifts toward that theme. In order to get the mom-to-be in the Old MacDonald mood as soon as she walks in, have a big straw hat ready for her to wear. On the gift table, farm animals, whether stuffed or ceramic, can be placed on the ends of the table. A baby shower sign with farm animals included on it can be hung somewhere in the room. The hostess may also wish to have barnyard animal party favors as the take home gift for each guest. The color scheme of the baby shower can be any kind of colors yet pastel colors often go nicely with a theme of this type.

Barnyard Games

There are a couple of fun games that can be played which stick with the barnyard theme. The Baby Name game is one game in particular that is a good one to try. The hostess will prepare sheets of paper with “Old MacDonald” listed vertically down the left side and include two blanks next to each letter. The guest of honor and guests will then have to think of a boy and girl name for each letter of the word Old MacDonald. After everyone has done so, the mother-to-be will call out her answers and those individuals who have the most answers in common with the mom-to-be win a prize. Another fun game is a Barnyard Word Search where the hostess will prepare a word search using only barnyard animal names and the guest with the most correct in the allotted amount of time wins.